Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Giants vs. Seahawks 10/6/24

This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings Football fans with a matchup between the New York Giants and the Seattle Seahawks. Let’s take a look at this NFL Game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the New York Giants vs. Seattle Seahawks Game let’s review the rules for the Draftkings single Game showdown contest.

Draftkings Single Game Showdown Contest Rules

You have $50,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team captain. The captain accumulates 1.5 times the standard fantasy points. Additionally, the captain is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.

The remaining four players in your lineup will receive the standard fantasy points. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your captain position if you hope to win a large field DFS GPP (guaranteed prize pool) showdown contest.

If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game showdown contest, I recommend that you check out the Draftkings website for more details.

*I recommend that all readers review the starting lineups for both teams prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one game slate.

Here are my Draftkings picks for this week’s New York Giants vs. Seattle Seahawks matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Kenneth Walker III, Running Back, Seattle Seahawks $10,800

Talented Seattle running back Kenneth Walker III has certainly been a key contributor to the Seahawks offense in 2024. Let’s review Walker III’s relevant player data to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the two games that Kenneth Walker III has played for the Seattle Seahawks in the 2024 NFL regular season, Walker III has compiled 183 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns, six receptions, and 42 receiving yards.

More recently, in the Detroit Lions 42-29 victory over the Seattle Seahawks last week, Seattle running back Kenneth Walker III tallied 80 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns, four receptions, and 36 receiving yards.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Lions win over the Seattle Seahawks just mentioned, Walker III accumulated a whopping 33.6 Draftkings points.

I definitely like Kenneth Walker III from a general matchup perspective. Why? The New York Giants have had issues containing opposing running backs this season. Let me be more specific. Through four games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the New York Giants are ranked a rather low 30th in total Draftkings points allowed a game (21.4) to opposing running backs. Keep in mind that the NFL has 32 teams in the entire league. Having stated that, being ranked 30th in any defensive category is clearly not good.

In suMMAry, I think running back Kenneth Walker III is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this Game. For that specific reason, I am backing Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III at the captain position for this one Game Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Wan’Dale Robinson, Wide Receiver, New York Giants $7,200

In the four games that wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson has played for the New York Giants in the 2024 NFL regular season, New York starting quarterback Daniel Jones has targeted Robinson a robust 36 times. In those 36 targets just noted, Robinson compiled 26 receptions, 194 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.

I fully expect New York Giants wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson to continue his outstanding play versus a vulnerable Seattle Seahawks secondary on Monday night.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): DK Metcalf, Wide Receiver (Seattle Seahawks) $10,000: Jaxson Smith-Njigba, Wide Receiver (Seattle Seahawks) $7,400: Tyrone Tracy Jr., Running Back (New York Giants) $3,000.